SCALA Planned Activities for 2010

The SCALA organization has developed this document to show inquiring potential member organizations about some of the activities the organization will be conducting throughout the year. Given that SCALA is a dynamic organization, there are many activities that are created that do not appear on this document, yet it should give a clear indication of the organization and its involvements.

Executive Committee

• Chairman: Fernando Mendez, Visa Inc.
• Vice Chair: Karina Prado, G&D Burti
• Secretary: Humberto de la Vega, HID Global
• Observing Government Member: Mauricio Coelho, ITI
• Observing General Member: Vincent Tenaglia, GET Group

Official Publications

• PaymentMedia–Every 2 months
• SCALA Newsletter - Quarterly

Market Studies

• EMV Migration and Market Analysis study for Mexico & Brazil
• Government ID Issuance in Latin America - TBD

SCALA Conference Events

• SCALA Government Information Exchange - Panama
  March 22–23rd, 2010
  Panama City, Panama

• SCALA/CardMeeting
  August 9th–13th, 2010
  Asuncion, Paraguay

• Tarjetas y Medios de Pago
  July 19th–22, 2010
  Miami, FL U.S.A

Note: Other Government Information Exchange missions are being planned for different countries in Latin America

Councils

• Financial Payments Council
• Government Information Exchange Council
• Identity Council

Educational Institutes

• Tarjetas y Medios de Pago
• CardMeeting

Presentations

• 3rd IT Forum - Banrisul
  April 5–6, 2010
  Porto Alegre, Brazil

• CARD 2010 - 15th Annual Event
  April 26–28, 2010
  Sao Paulo, Brazil

• Congreso De Ciudadania Digital - Certforum
  June 9–11, 2010
  Brasilia, Brazil

• Tarjetas y Medios de Pago 2010
  July 19–22, 2010
  Miami, Florida

• Card Meeting
  August
  Paraguay

• Seminario de Pagos Financiero
  November 25–26, 2010
  Bogota, Colombia